With a wide range of models and price points, purchasing an electric vehicle is easier than ever before. For 2017, there are over 30 models of plug-in hybrid electric and battery-electric vehicles available in Canada. And with the increasing amount of recharging infrastructure across Canada, it will be easier and more accessible to recharge your electric vehicle. This will allow users to travel greater distance with the assurance of an available reliable recharging network.

Find out more about the Government of Canada’s electric vehicle commitment

The Government of Canada is committed to developing a national strategy by 2018 to increase the number of zero-emission vehicles on Canadian roads. Past and future commitments include:

$62.5 million to support electric vehicle and alternative fuel infrastructure (Budget 2016) including:

$16.4 million to establish more than 80 new charging units for electric vehicles, as well as natural gas and hydrogen refuelling stations along key transportation corridors

$46.1 million to support demonstration projects that are expected to result in the installation of more than 200 next-generation EV charging stations

$120 million to deploy infrastructure for electric vehicle charging and refuelling stations for alternative fuel such as natural gas and hydrogen, as well as to support technology demonstration projects and codes and standards development (Budget 2017)